The NWS also warns all individuals to stay away form the Canadian River area with the fluctuating of water levels, there is a high risk for flooding. And the Randall County Sheriff's Office said the US Department of Fish and Wildlife was releiving some of the pressure on the Buffalo Lake dam by releasing some of the water down Tierra Blanca Creek, with the water being non-potable to the point of no contact. According to the Canyon Fire Department, the city had received 4.77 inches of rain since Wednesday evening, making many low water crossings in and around Canyon impassable and bar ditches overflow onto roadways. A portion of Park Road 5 was closed from the Lighthouse parking lot to Cactus Picnic Area. More: Amarillo: Wastewater spills contained at Hollywood Road Treatment Facility, Osage StreetĪll trails were closed Thursday at Palo Duro Canyon Park, which said the hill driving down into the lower portion of the park was blocked on one side by a boulder. And the American Red Cross told media that multiple homes were damaged after flooding in Hereford.
More: 'PLEASE DO NOT': Potter County Sheriff urges locals to not float river in hazardous floodsĪccording to media reports, the Amarillo Emergency Communications Center received more than a dozen water-stalled vehicle reports overnight Wednesday. In addition to record heights, the river has also widened to flood many properties in the area, resulting in individual and livestock having to be relocated. The NWS states that the river is close to reaching its 42-year-record height of 11.88 ft., established in August of 1981. In addition to this, the National Weather Service measured the Canadian River to be at 10.3 feet of water just 19 miles north of Amarillo near Hwy. Weber stated that playa lakes surrounding the Panhandle area are at or exceeding water capacity, and they are beginning to flood due to excess water, as seen in Amarillo with the McDonald Lake located at 45th and Coulter, which is experiencing flooding due to excess runoff from the rainfall. NWS senior forecaster Douglas Weber said that with the sudden influx of rainfall that we are experiencing in the area, this has caused some major flooding, including areas of Dalhart, Borger and Guymon, Oklahoma, where they have experienced record breaking rainfall. In total, Amarillo had the 6th highest rainfall for the month of May on record. The total average amount of annual precipitation for Amarillo is 19.71 inches. For the year, Amarillo has seen a total of 9.24 inches. The total amount of precipitation for the month of May in Amarillo is 7.36 inches the current record for highest May rainfall is 9.81 inches set in 1951.
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